Order of Operations
The TI-34 MultiView™ calculator uses Equation Operating System (EOS™) to evaluate expressions. Within a priority level, EOS evaluates functions from left to right and in the following order.
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1st |
Expressions inside parentheses. |
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2nd |
Functions that need a ) and precede the argument, such as sin, log, and all R³´P menu items. |
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3rd |
Fractions. |
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4th |
Functions that are entered after the argument, such as x2 and angle unit modifiers. |
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5th |
Exponentiation (^) and roots (xÑ). Note: In Classic mode, exponentiation using G is evaluated from left to right. The expression 2^3^2 is evaluated as (2^3)^2, with a result of 64.
In MathPrint™ mode, exponentiation using G is evaluated from right to left. The expression 2^3^2 is evaluated as 2^(3^2), with a result of 512.
The TI-34 MultiView™ calculator evaluates expressions entered with F from left to right in both Classic and MathPrint modes. |
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6th |
Negation (L). |
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7th |
Permutations (nPr) and combinations (nCr). |
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8th |
Multiplication, implied multiplication, division. |
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9th |
Addition and subtraction. |
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10th |
Conversions (n/d³´Un/d, f³´d, ´DMS). |
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11th |
< completes all operations and closes all open parentheses. |
Examples
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+ Q P L |
60 T 5 V M 12 < |
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(L) |
1 T M 8 T 12 < |
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( ) |
b 9 T 16 < |
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4 V D 2 T 3 E < |
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4 D 2 T 3 E < |
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^ and xÑ |
b 3 G 2 " T 4 G 2 < |
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